So you don’t only buy American cars.  

No need to argue. Yes, if you just look at money loaned / invested the feds lost money. I was just pointing out that there is more to the story than just the strict accounting that the GAO does.

SolarCity was days away from bankruptcy when Tesla bought it to bail out Musk’s and his cousin’s bad investment.

Many Mexican autoworkers are part of a union and they are very well paid in relation to average wages in Mexico.

There are more vehicles assembled in the USA today than during peak auto worker employment in the 1970's.

It takes about a minute online to find out were a model of car is made. Less than that if you look on the window sticker.

The UAW also isn’t saying that most of that $1 billion is to add a 3rd shift building the Equinox and Blazer.

The federal government “lost” money on the GM bailout because they sold their shares early at a loss for political reason. Even then the federal government didn’t lose money by bailing out GM.

Not only that but most of that $1 billion is for a new Paint Shop for the Equinox and Blazer that will be finished in June 2021. GM is adding a 3rd shift to the plant and needs more paint capacity.

Batteries are expensive so the only way to make money on an EV is to sell them in more expensive segments with higher margins.

Yes, it is important to differentiate between being behind on sales of EVs and behind on EV tech. Both Honda and Toyota have been busy refining their EV technology in hybrids and PHEVs. What they haven’t done is sell a lot of EVs at low or zero margins. They don’t have too - both were able to meet EU fleet CO2…

Toyota owns the heavy duty truck brand Hino.   Every HD truck and bus manufacturer is working on hydrogen fuel cells because battery electric isn’t a good fit for long haul freight transport.

That is a possibility. A key piece of information missing from the fire marshal’s report is if the passengers were wearing seatbelts and which airbags deployed on impact. I’m sure someone knows that information and it will be used in the final investigation.

From other pictures - the car centerpunch the tree hard enough to split the car back behind the A-pillars.

My guess is that this bike will use the swappable battery they are developing with Honda, Yamaha, and Piaggio.   I’m also going to say that this bike is likely targeted at Asian markets where 99% of people are riding 50 - 150cc bikes.

The argument I always hear is that every dollar we waste on public transport could be better spent building more lanes of highway.   (This assumes we can build our way out of the gridlock in major cites were there are no more room for more road or lanes)

This is likely due to emissions from their paint booth at the Fremont factory. They have strict emission standards and automakers are required to keep documentation showing they are in compliance.

Yes but a F700 is basically the same thing. A semi is a class 8 truck. A F700 is a class 6 or 7 depending on spec. This is a typical use:

Considering most “leather” is actually fancy vinyl - yes, that is exactly want I want in a minivan. It is much easier to clean than cloth.

Strange isn’t it. You have people that do nothing but rag on the articles that are preapproved but others go for years making reasonable replies and stay in the grey.